CSC 204-001 – Multimedia Systems

Class Times: MW 3:30-4:45

Instructor: Ralph L. Bradley II Office: CIS 2033 Phone: 962-4260

Home Page: http:/www.uncw.edu/people/bradleyr E-Mail: bradleyr@uncw.edu

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Office Hours: MWF 10-11:50 and 2-3:15 . If this doesn’t work for you, please let me know and we will work something out!!!!!

Special Needs:

If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation in this course, you should inform the instructor of this fact in writing within the first week of class or as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, you must register with the Office of Disability Services in Westside Hall (ext. 3746) and obtain a copy of your Accommodation Letter. You should then meet with your instructor to make mutually agreeable arrangements based on the recommendations of the Accommodation Letter.

Course Definition:

Introduction to technologies of the Internet. Issues in Web page design; graphics and animation; client/server concepts; collaborative computing and group work; network publishing; security and encryption; audio, video, and image compression; ethical issues and privacy; e-commerce; client-side Web programming; and dynamic Web page generation. 

Honor Code:

It is the responsibility of every student to uphold and maintain the UNCW Academic Honor Code (see Section V of your Student Handbook).

Required Text:

· Multimedia: Making It Work, Eighth Edition, Tay Vaughn

Expectations:

· You will attend each class.

· You will take an active role in your learning of the material.

· You will acquire missed work from another student.

· You will submit assignments on time. Late assignments may be down graded by a full grade per day late. Weekends count as two full days!!

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING CRITERIA (Subject to change).

· Exams (35%)
There will be two exams.  No makeups unless previously approved.

· Final Exam (40%)
TBA

· Labs and Other Assignments (25%)

Course Grade -  

Grades will be based on the following scale:

  93-100 A
            90-92 A-
            87-89 B+
            83-86 B
            80-82 B-
            77-79 C+
            73-76 C
            70-72 C-
            67-69 D+
            63-66 D
            60-62 D-
            0-59 F